Player 2010.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Cluster RCT | |
Participants | Primary care clinics in a national network of practices using same EHR, USA (Medical Quality Improvement Consortium) 54 037 patients, 119 providers, 27 offices |
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Interventions | Reminder embedded within encounter form suggesting guideline‐based management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and atypical GERD | |
Outcomes | Process adherence (prescribing, other) | |
Co‐Interventions | Educational: Distribution of educational materials and multiple (>1) educational sessions for providers in intervention group Beyond Clinician Education: None |
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CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required | Not reported | |
CDSS Features ‐ Other | Appearance differed based on urgency, conveyed patient‐specific information, developed by study investigators, possible to execute desired action, 'push' mode of delivery, targeted underuse | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | N/A |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | N/A |
Baseline characteristics similar? | Low risk | |
Unit of analysis error | Low risk |